Kelly Clarkson allegedly had her very own Pretty Woman moment — a “huge” one, in fact.
“Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy,” Clarkson, 44, wrote via X on Saturday, October 10, alleging that she was “looked at as if [she] couldn’t afford it.”
The singer further claimed that an unidentified shopkeeper instead promised to “find something comparable” to her wish list, allegedly insinuating that the singer didn’t have the funds necessary to purchase the items.
“Wow, dude,” Clarkson tweeted. “You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.”
Clarkson claimed that she had been shopping at Art of Play, a home goods store that specializes in puzzles, games and other toys. The local Brooklyn, New York, boutique has not publicly addressed Clarkson’s accusations. Us reached out for comment.
“Y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts’ character in Pretty Woman,” Clarkson concluded on Saturday. “For sure, check it out [thumbs down emoji].”
In 1990’s Pretty Woman, Roberts, 58, plays an escort named Vivian Ward hired by a wealthy businessman (Richard Gere) for a week. Looking to purchase appropriate clothes to attend her client’s work functions, Vivian walks into a ritzy Beverly Hills shop. The sales clerk, taking one look at her midriff-baring minidress, immediately asks her to leave while assuming she cannot afford the store’s high-priced merchandise.
Finding success at a different venue, Roberts’ Vivian later — and iconically — waltzed back into the first store the next day and called out their behavior.
“Hi, do you remember me? I was in here yesterday [and] you wouldn’t wait on me,” she retorted. “You work on commission, right? Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now!”
Clarkson, who has not further discussed her shopping excursion, moved to New York City in 2023 with her two kids: River Rose, 12, and Remington, 10. (Clarkson shared her children with her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, who died in 2025 after a private battle with cancer.)
“It’s a beautiful city to raise kiddos in because I wasn’t really exposed to different cultures,” Clarkson said on the “La Culturistas” podcast last month of her family’s move. “I wasn’t really exposed to anything like that. Like, I love where I grew up … but I just meant It’s a cool thing for them to have just every color of the rainbow, every color of personality, everything.”
The Voice coach further noted that her kids have been “really good” lately in the wake of their dad’s death.
“We’re having fun, we’re cooking, we’re playing games,” she added at the time. “I’m there at [school] pickup or I’m there dropping off. Like, it’s real different.”
